MOON - VESTA, May 19, 07



Moon, May 19,
20h UTC

coords: 06 43 n 27 35
cent long trmntr: e 54.88d
sin long: 0.8179
ecc ell: 0.663
dist: 232 075 mi / 373 489 km
diam: 31.99'
illum: 12.6%
Sunset London: 19:53, Moonset - 00:23 (20th)

Features:
Moon and Venus are very close @ 20h UT and
will be less than 2 deg at Moonset...other than that-
N: Apollonius, Firmicus, Auzout and Cleomedes Chain
at 20h trmntr xing W Crisium

S: Langrenus (+), Vendelinus (+), Petavius (+)
Humboldt (+), e limb and S Highlands
at 20h trmntr xing E Snellius Valley
Libration: e 6.78d, s 5.69d

Moon trav 13.15d @ 0.548 d/h

VESTA, 0h UTC May 20
16 43 13 s 13 52 33
5.6 mag, trav 34"/h
ca. 3 deg SSE of Zeta Oph

Regards,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539

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